Defenition of attachment Flashcards
What is attachment?
2 way emotional bond
What is attachment demonstrated by? (3 marks)
Proximity
Seperation distress
Secure-base behaviour
What are some examples of caregiver-infant interactions? (3 marks)
Bodily contact
Mimicking
“Baby talk”
What is reciprocity?
respond to eachother, usually non verbal
How do babies play an active told in their interactions?
They have “alert” phases where they signal when they want to interact
What happens with babies reciprocity when they’re 1 month old?
interactions become more reciprical
What happens to babies reciprocity when they are 3 months old?
interactions become more frequent, and they pay close attention to each other’s verbal signals
What is interactional synchrony?
mirror eachother, emotions and actions
What does interactional synchrony lead caregiver and babies to develop?
shared sense of timing
What’s argued that better interactional synchrony leads to?
a better attachment, eg. secure attachment type
Who researches interactional synchrony?
Meltzoff and Moore
What’s the aim of Meltzoff and Moores research?
investigate interactional synchrony between infants and caregivers
What’s the procedure of Meltzoff and Moores research?
Controlled observations of babies, exposed to 4 different stimuli
How many babies were in Meltzoff and Moores study?
18
How old were the babies in Meltzoff and Moores study?
12-27 days old
What were the 4 types of stimuli the babies were exposed to in Meltzoff and Moores study?
3 facial gestures, and 1 manual gesture
How were the babies observed in Meltzoff and Moores study?
Video recorded, then independant observers watched these and noted the babies behaviours into behavioural categories
What’s an example of a behavioural category that independant observers categorised the behaviour into?
tounge protusion
What’s a weakness of Meltzoff and Moores study?
behaviours seen may not have any meaning, such as just a lack of coordination, so it doesn’t tell us developmental importance
What are 2 strengths of Meltzoff and Moores study?
Filmed, so more than one observer looked at the data so inter-rater reliability is established
filming minimises distractions so high ecological validity
